Chemical site preparation influences productivity, composition, and structure of boreal mixedwoods in Ontario, Canada

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 229, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 145-154

  Chen, Han Y H ^a   Byman, William J ^a   Bell, F Wayne ^b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black spruce; Boreal mixedwood sites; Chemical site preparation; Composition; Jack pine; Productivity; Structure

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; PRODUCTIVITY; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

BOREAL MIXEDWOOD SITES; CHEMICAL SITE PREPARATION; HEXAZINONE;

HARDWOODS;

BOREAL FOREST; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PLANTATION; PRODUCTIVITY; TREE;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA; PRODUCTIVITY; STRUCTURES;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 33646904860     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.03.022     Document Type: Article

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